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փաղանգ

փաղանգ

Armenian

Noun

փաղանգ (pʿałang)

  1. (historical) phalanx
  2. (figuratively) rank; file
  3. sun spider, wind scorpion

Declension

Usage notes

Among Eastern Armenians (except Iran) colloquially Russian фаланга (falanga) is more common for all senses.


Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • փալանգ (pʿalang)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx).

Noun

փաղանգ (pʿałang)

  1. phalanx, legion
  2. troop; caravan
  3. a kind of a spider

Declension

Derived terms

  • դիւափաղանգ (diwapʿałang)
  • փաղանգական (pʿałangakan)

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), փաղանգ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), փաղանգ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), փաղանգ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935